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This collection examines the influence of Raymond Williams on the work of radical intellectuals. It especially looks at the limitation of Williams' political vision and commitment.

Aims to dispel the half-truths perpetuated by the media about Black Americans, revealing the rich, complex communities which are so often the object of sensationalist cliche, and uncovers the histories of resilience and strength behind the African American urban communities in southern Los Angeles.

In this book, a group of specialists describe the type of society in which unconditional income would be legitimate. In doing so, they question and clarify some of the central principles of modern political philosophy.

Redefining Designing From Form to Experience C. Thomas Mitchell Redefining Designing: From Form to Experience offers a comprehensive new theory of design in which user needs and wishes are central. This landmark work focuses on design in terms of human experience rather than physical form. The book offers a highly critical study of design philosophies that have emerged since industrialization: modernism, late modernism, postmodernism, and deco...

Basic environmental, occupational, and therapeutic agents that can suppress or strengthen the immune system are investigated in this text. Also covered are the products and processes that may change immune parameters, affect host resistance to infection and tumors, and alter a system's future reaction to exposure.

Are victims "good guys" and criminals "bad guys"? Sometimes, but stereotypes and perceptions of offenders, victims, and groups are complex. Claster shows how these contradictions are not mutually exclusive and explains the role of moral polarisation in the way crime and victims are perceived.

Ascetic renunciation freed holy women of traditional womanly roles. Saints such as Mary of Egypt provoked the Church Fathers to introduce legislation to bring holy women under control. Salisbury traces these debates and legislation and contrasts them with the real lives of seven women saints.

From witches, wet nurses and lullabies to postpartum depression and bonding, specialists in various disciplines explore the topic of childbirth and related phenomena. Basic subjects covered are birth and demographics, history, political science, anthropology, ethics and psychology.

Die vorliegende Arbeit entstand wahrend meiner Tatigkeit als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Fraunhofer-Institut fur Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung (IPA), stuttgart. Herrn Professor Dr. -Ing. Dr. h. c. multo H. J. Warnecke danke ich fur seine wohlwollende Unterstutzung und Forderung der Arbeit. Herrn Professor Dr. -Ing. K. Siegert danke ich fur die Durchsicht der Arbeit und fur die Obernahme des Mitberichts. Herrn Professor Dr. -Ing....

The Literature of Adult Education" explores and describes over twelve hundred books in the diverse body of writings on adult education--tracing the development of basic theories and practices, identifying major accomplishments, and documenting the enormous and continuing growth of knowledge in this field. It provides an understanding of the entire field that can help professionals in all areas of adult education recognize a shared identity and...

The Air & Waste Management Association is a nonprofit technical and educational organization with 13, 000 members worldwide. Founded in 1907, the Association attracts decision makers from government agencies, industry, and the academic and research communities who exchange technical and managerial information about air pollution control and waste management. The Association serves these members and the public by promoting environmental respons...

Assesses the geo-strategic context in which leaders in the post-Soviet military system must operate, as well as the nature of future war, foundations of military power, dilemmas confronting a multinational military force and problems in managing a nuclear arsenal.

Hohe bodennahe Ozonkonzentrationen sind ein Hinweis auf den sogenannten photochemischen Smog, der bei h|herer Emission von Stickstoffoxiden, Kohlenmonoxid und Kohlenwasserstoffen und starker Sonneneinstrahlung auftritt. Diese Art der Luft- verschmutzung kommt auch in unseren Breiten vor, in erster Linie im Sommerhalbjahr. Zu den Folgen z{hlen Waldsch{den, gesundheitliche Belastungen f}r Mensch und Tier und die Zer- st|rung historischer...

Surveys both the part women have played in Buddhism historically and what Buddhism might become in its post-patriarchal future.

Following some general historical information, this volume describes political parties and current developments of note, in 49 countries of North and South America and the Caribbean. Parties are arranged alphabetically, and internal cross-references are provided together with a full index.

The renowned analyst and author here provides deep insight into the process required to bring feminize wisdom to consciousness in a patriarchal culture-as struggle in which many women are more fully engaged today that ever before. Presenting the personal journeys of three wise women as maps, she points the way to the state of inner wholeness and balance she calls "conscious femininity.

Despite the central importance of elections to representative democracy, there is no systematic study available of how exactly the parties wage their election campaigns. Examining recent elections in nine countries across three continents, there case studies, all following a common framework, are written by national experts and are based on detailed interviewing and research of the parties. The book includes a lengthy introduction, a comparati...

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Recipient of the 2002 Bruce Catton Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Historical Writing. In this "stunning collection of documents" (Washington Post Book World), African-American women speak of themselves, their lives, ambitions, and struggles from the colonial period to the present day. Theirs are stories of oppression and survival, of family and community self-help, of inspiring heroism and grass-roots organizational continuity in the face o...